Dining table



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DINING TABLE Filed July 26 1937 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 U5. II-E- 3 I [2 6 I. I 17 2/ v aa 27 25 15 24 3 27 iv.-7 {U a I H' M ":26, Angelo Fasce Patented Aug. 29, 1939 UNETED STATES DINING TABLE Angelo Fasce, Genoa, Italy Application July 26, 1937, Serial No. 155,767 In Italy AugustlO; 1936 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to dining-room tables and it particularly has for an object to provide a table for containing all things necessary for dining service for several persons, the service being controlled by the host who sits at one place at the table and conducts the service without the aid of waiters or other persons.

Further, it is an object to provide a table of the character stated of a simple construction which will be inexpensive to construct and by the use of which table service is reduced to the minimum.

Again, it is an object to provide a table of the character stated with a central part capable of being elevated by the host and having compartments containing the necessary table service, etc., and a base part mounted on a hollow pedestal, and which carries in its periphery a plurality of compartments with suitable drop doors, the central part also comprising a flat rotatable top, an upper section and a lower section, the three parts being mounted on a tubular sleeve that fits telescopically on a tubular post, in which means are provided for raising and lowering the sleeve and its carried parts;

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends the invention still further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in the following detailed description and then be particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a table embodying my invention, the central section being raised to a position for serving of the table-ware.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the central section raised fully to a position for serving the food.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 1 with the central section in its lowermost position.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Figs. 6, '7 and 8 are detail diagrammatic sectional views, illustrating how the wine and water bottles are operated.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail section showing how the chain drive is attached to the sleeve of the central table section.

In the drawings, in which like letters and numerals of -reference indicate like parts in all the figures, it will be seen that A represents the pedestal of the table, B the fixed part of the table top, and C the central section.

The pedestal A is hollow and has securely 5. mounted centrally therein a hollow post I on which is a vertically slidable sleeve 2 and in which post I is anendless chain 3 running around two sprockets 4 and 5, one of which, 4, is mounted on a pin or shaft 6- carried within the post I and 10 the other, 5, is mounted on a shaft I which ex tends through the post I at the bottom and carries another sprocket 8 around which and around a sprocket 9 on a crankshaft Ill another endless chain II passes. The. crank shaft is mounted in the top-B and is conveniently accessible to the host.

The top B has a hollow periphery formed with suitable partitions into a series of compartments I2, each having a drop door I3 hinged at the bottom as at I6. Bottles 1 3 on slidable bases I5 are mounted in the compartments I2 and are so arranged (see Figs,.6 to 8) that when the door I3 is opened and dropped down the bottles I4 may be slid forwardly to expose their necks, so that they may be tilted by the diner to pour the contents thereof without removal of the bottles from their compartments.

The table top B has a central aperture in which fits the turntable I! which is rotatably mounted by means of the bearing member IE on the top of the sleeve 2.

The sleeve 2 carries a ring support I9 on which the bottom unit 20 of the central section rests. This section is not rotatably mounted on the 5 sleeve, but is fixed thereto.

The top unit 2| of the central section is rotatably mounted on the sleeve 2 above the unit 25 and directly below the turntable I I.

The part I is longitudinally slotted as at 22 to permit passage of the pin or finger 23 carried by the sleeve 2 and attached to chain 3, so that upon turning the crank Ill, by means of its handle, the central section of the table may be raised or lowered as desired.

The central section of the table is counterbalanced by weights 24 on cables 25 taking over pulleys 26 and secured to the lower extremity of the central section.

The upper unit 2| of the central section is of box-like form and is divided by radial partitions 2'! (see Fig. 5) into a number. of compartments (the number depending on the number of persons the table is designed to serve), in which the food to be served is placed. These compartments are preferably closed by suitably constructed panels or doors 28.

The lower unit of the central section is also divided by radial partitions 29 into a like number of sections as the upper unit and by vertical U-shapecl partitions 30 forming compartments for individual bottles of wine or liquor. The compartments between adjacent partitions 29 are subdivided by horizontal partitions 3| into several compartments for the storage of dishes and table service for the different courses of the dinner, the upper compartment being designed to receive glasses, cups, condiment holders, etc.

Operation The cooked meal for each person is placed in the food compartments of the top unit 2| of the central section (the serving section) and the required dishes, and table service is arranged in the lower unit of the central section.

The guests and host being seated at their re-' spective places around the table, the host turns the crank shaft Hi to raise the central or serving section of the table until the two units are exposed (see Fig. 2). The diners then remove from their respective sectors the dishes and table service for the first course. The host then lowers the inner section to the position of Fig. 1 and the diners remove the food for the first course from the top section. The top unit of the central section being rotatable about its axis, the different compartments may be filled respectively with the food of a single course only. The diners turn the top unit and take out the food and wines of the desired course as they come around to the various positions at the table. After the diners have thus been served the host lowers the central section again to the position of Fig. 3, where it remains until it is desired to serve the next course whereupon the cycle of operations is repeated.

At the service of the next course the soiled dishes, etc., of the first course are replaced in the central section, by the diners, and the dishes, etc., for the next course are removed from the same.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of the invention will be clear to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

What I claim is:

L A dining table comprising a hollow pedestal, a table top fixed thereto and having a peripheral set of compartments and a central opening, a central service section fitting within the pedestal and having a turn-table at the top filling said central opening, said central service section including a non-rotatable bottom unit and a rotatable top unit beneath the turn-table, said units being divided by radial partitions into a number of sectors corresponding to the number of diners the table is designed to serve, the top units sectors serving as food compartments and the bottom units sectors serving as table-service compartments, and means to raise and lower said central section to bring said units above the level of the fixed table top.

2. A dining table comprising a hollow pedestal, a table top fixed thereto and having a peripheral set of compartments and a central opening, a central service section fitting within the pedestal and having a. turn-table at the top filling said central opening, said central service section including a non-rotatable bottom unit and a rotatable top unit beneath the turn-table, said units being divided by radial partitions into a number. of sectors corresponding to the number of diners the table is designed to serve, the top units sectors serving as food compartments and the bottom units sectors serving as table-service compartments, and means to raise and. lower said central section to bring said units above the level of the fixed table top, said lower unit also having U-shaped vertical partitions at the outer extremities of the radial partitions to form wine-bottle receiving chambers, the remaining parts of the sectors being also subdivided by horizontal partitions into a number of plate-receiving compartments.

ANGELO FASCE. 

